The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-24
SAM HoUsroN.s SECRET.
The Reason Why He Deserted His Bride and
Went to Live Among the Indiana.

The Reason Why He Deserted His Bride and
Went to Live Among the Indiana.
ST. Louis Special
The blank in the history of the famous Sam
Houston has at last been filled up. 1t will be
remembered that after living for some time
among the Cherokee Indians and lighting in the
WAR OF 1877, he settled in Tennessee, began to
practice law. Was twice elected to Congress.
and In 1927 was elected Governor of Tennessee,
and In January, 1929, he married to the
belle or Tennessee. and in less than two months
after his marriage he suddenly resigned the GOV
ernorship. deserted his wife and home and dis
appeared. This created an intense sensation
throughout the country, Houston was re-
garded as the most promising in the South.
The cause of Houstous resignation of the gov
ernership. his desertion of his bride. and his
abandonment of the path of civilization has al
ways been q mystery. He never revealed il
himself TO his civilized friends. A staff
snondent of the St Louis Republican, sent 70
Tahleouah, l. T., to write up the Indian
troubles. obtained from undoubted authority
facts that clear up this mystery.
When Houston resigned the governorship ne
rode straight from Tennessee's capital to the
Arkansas river. He fell 10 with a band of
Usage Indians near the present site of Fort Glib
son. told them he desired to live with the tribe,
and he was welcomed He donned a breech
clout and blanket. shaved his head to the
crown. and daubed his face with paint. He cut
himself off entirely from civilization and lived
with the Indians.
For time he was a leader and married an
Indian girl, but afterward he became a drunk
ard. While under the inference of whisky he
told the story of his flight from Tennessee
John Jorley. an Indian companion Jorley told
1t to Wolff Star, and from the latter the CORES
pendent got it.
Houstons wife married him TO please her
parents. She had been previously engaged to
young man in Nashville but. under parental
influence, broke off the engagement and accept
ed Houston's offer of marriage, and in view of
his prospects, 1t was thought she had made
brilliant match. He loved the young woman,
and was made to believe that she returned his
affection. Houston had no knowledge of the
previous engagement and his wife managed to
maintain outward cheerfulness for time.
He returned home night about IL o'clock,
and his wife in he'd, and she was weeping.
The husband was socitous and the wife fretful.
He asked what caused her tears. and she gave
him no satisfactory answer. He importuned her,
and at last she told him.
She said she was bad, wicked woman; that
she did not love her husband, but loved another
man; that she never could love her husband or
forget the other man, and that her life WAS
miserable She confessed that for some time
before she had been engaged marry Houston
she had maintained illicit relations with the
other man. Houston said WORT, but
Immediately went to his Office, wrote his resig-
patti on rs Governor. saddled horse, and rode
into the wilderness. This is the mystery OF
Housron's life as revealed By himself
Houston kept little store among the Indians
and always had a barrel of whisky tap He
drank all the time. In this way he lived for
compile of years. He finally went to Texas.
where his brilliant soldier in the
Texas war. as Presidents of the Texas republic.
and Senator from the State of Texas we'll
known.